Religion may be fading from pews, but Americans are not abandoning belief—they are remixing it. From astrology memes to witchcraft covens, wellness cults to techno-utopian visions, the search for meaning has splintered into a kaleidoscope of practices and tribes.
In Strange Rites, cultural critic and religious scholar Tara Isabella Burton explores this strange new landscape. She travels from Silicon Valley dreamers to Brooklyn witches, from SoulCycle devotees to political subcultures that look suspiciously like faith communities. What she finds is not a decline in spirituality, but a vibrant, chaotic Renaissance.
At once brilliant, provocative, and darkly funny, this book reveals how intuition has replaced institutions and why America’s spiritual hunger is shaping a new era of belief.
